Our Congress needs more like Dr. Tom Coburn

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What brings all this to mind is the recent case of Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, who was elected last year after a campaign in which he pledged 'to serve no more than two terms in the Senate and to continue to care for patients.' (Dr. Coburn is an obstetrician-gynecologist with a practice in his hometown of Muskogee.). In 1994, Coburn ran for the U.S. House of Representatives, promising then to serve no more than three terms, a promise he kept when he retired after the 2000 election.

Senator Coburn faces an obstacle in keeping his recent promises. The Senate Select Committee on Ethics has issued a ruling that forbids him from practicing medicine. As explained by the Washington Post, 'For nearly two decades, Senate rules have barred members from holding outside professional jobs, such as those as lawyers, real estate agents and physicians, for fear that such services

It also should not allow some dumbass to break the rules just because he didn't check before making his campaign promises. lol

ALL CONGRESSMEN AND Senators ought to consider their position as an AVOCATION NOT THEIR VOCATION, THAT IS EXACTLT WHAT MAKES THEM succumb to loggyisits and special interests and Dr Tom Coburn is our Mr SMITH IN WASHINGTON

Dr Tom COBURN = FISCAL CONSERVATIVE , PATRIOTIC AMERICAN